It would be chaotic if all the world governments collapsed , and if you think about it , gold , silver and other precious metals would be useless .
Food, water, guns and ammo would be the most valuable items on the planet. People would be killing each other over food , cops and the military
couldn't stop the riots , untold millions would die , epically in America. No more welfare , food stamps , medicaid or medicare ,no more disability
or social security , every Vietnam and desert-storm vet would go on a politician hunting party, it would be shear madness

He underscores the youth of today as a matter of fact they will fully surprise the ruling elite when all hope is lost and in all reality I would bank
on the side of the current days youth over the old stuffed chairs who think they have it all figured out, they are the ones who will not find business
as usual when the real future begins globally.

Look at all the previous experiences with hyper inflation. That is what we are looking at here. Not some post apocalyptic mad max scenario.

Govenments will not dissapear short of beibng wiped out my meteorites, and or fully armed revolution / civil war in which case you will still end up
with new "leaders" even if you win. and a really crappy economy,

If you have stored food / watrer and supplies, which is always a good idea. You have made a good hedge on sky rocketing food prices.

What happens when it carries on for some years. and you need to buy something that now costs around $8.5 million that was originally around $100.
(this is an exaggeration but you get the point) this is where gold and silver
Or you want to supplement your food from the emergency rations. This is where gold and silver help

In all cases, holders of gold silver and land, have weathered the storm with the pre inflation "wealth" intact and carried forward for when things
get better. People with food stores survived. Unprepared people died.

IN this case everyone advocating anything like this is correct, but do not ignore the G and S just because you can't east it. Our "economy" will
not just go away. so you cannot say it will be worthless. It's been good and valuabvle for 000's of years. and I am confident it will continue to be
so.

Aw, crap. Is this one TPTB agent telling the others that S is about to HTF? Regardless, public officials don't just come out and say this kind of
stuff. Either he's trying to scare somebody into action (a la: the threats the senate and congress received about martial law if the bailout wasn't
passed), or he really thinks we're screwed here.

His closing statement is also worth quoting, if not for those who don't read the full article.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn raised particular concerns about high levels of unemployment among young people. "It's probably too much to
say that it's a jobless recovery, but it's certainly a recovery with not enough jobs," he said. "Especially because of youth unemployment...
there is now a risk that this will be turned into a life sentence, and that there is a possibility of a lost generation," he said.

This is certainly a BIG global problem, the lack of jobs for the young. The devil makes work for idle hands they say. Certainly a dangerous
situation for governments.

"Govenments will not dissapear short of beibng wiped out my meteorites, and or fully armed revolution / civil war in which case you will still end up
with new "leaders" even if you win."

a great case for anarchy, my friend. the only way to be truly free from oppression is to remove not only the oppressors, but the vehicle through which
new oppressors rise to power; centralized, federal governments.

Anarchy always gets treated like some fifth grader who doesn't know any better. The sheeple snicker and tell you how you MUST have government or the
bad guys will be able to do whatever they want.... wait a minute... then it's too late, a whole new generation of evil, greedy men have subverted
what you thought was an infallible system and exerted their control!

There will never be a perfect system of government. It will always be good for a while, until the bad guys figure out how to game the system, then
tyranny slowly seeps in. We fool ourselves into thinking that we can't live without government, and maybe we can't, but a gigantic, bloated,
overpowered central government will do more harm than good every time. If you think I'm wrong, just look at history. Government rises, government
stagnates, government falls. wash. rinse. repeat ad infinitum.

Absolutely, but if you read my post again, you will see that I agree with what you say.

In any event, the sheeple we always call for the shepherd.

What this is about is

A, Survival and being able to have access to food / energy etc.
B, Asset protection.

TPTB have their wealth stored in metals / land / and other commodities. These are the guys making the rules. Sure they are self orientated, so is it
not wise to copy their actions, as much as we can, in order to protect what we have for ourselves. Yes this can be a time for idealism. however for
those that do not choose such a path. Protecting what you have in this form makes every sense. Why hold and use the paper that they issue, and will
not hold themselves, yet trade like baseball cards. while the hold on to the metals. They know where the wealth is.

For the first time, when the dust settles, this will make the difference. and come out with people on top and in a good financial position, not just
those in the old boys club. and this will annoy TPTB more than anything!!

History in the making fella. I just don't believe that some people still think that everything is OK and getting better. We're 3 years into this
rubbish, and it's still getting worse!!. They say the recession is over. Ahh yes the recession ending a while ago, in favor or a volumless trading
system, and artificial subsistence of the cash market.

The the cash velocity starts increasing. which we are starting to see. it's time to hunker down, and hope you made sufficient preparation.

My thoughts on this have been quite crystalised for a long time that prior to any next crash we'll hit another major conflict.. perhaps even a global
one.. the economic warfare appears to me to be turning to a military one.. and the landscape we see is IMHO simlar to the ones leading up to the major
conflicts of the past.. I foresee sad times ahead but I hope I'm wrong.

right, I figured we'd be on the same page there. I know a closet anarchist when I see one!

yeah, I kind went off into a rant there, not really aimed at you.

you're absolutely right about the time to hunker down being upon us! Get away from the coasts and come up by the Great Lakes! world's largest source
of fresh water, do we really think TPTB (or someone else who's thirsty) won't be coming for it after SHTF? We should make Chicago our new capitol
and huddle together in the middle of our landmass until this stuff blows over.

Sounds like a dream of the New World Order freaks. They are doing their best to create the "shock" they are predicting. In the aftermath, they
will demand global economic control and a global currency.

Yes, I agree if all the World Corporations collapsed it would be chaotic.
But, on a one to one basis, if you had more than you yourself needed and couldn't carry or defend, would you
A) Hold on to it and hope for the best, B) Give it away to strangers C) Take Gold and Silver in trade.
The simple fact is that you get what the rich elite get, Gold, Guns, and Food. Of course you would want God to but I was talking about getting the
things the rich elite want.

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